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Iconic Albums

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Artist
Year
Genre
Label
Thriller
Michael Jackson1982Pop/R&BEpic
Abbey Road
The Beatles1969RockApple
The Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd1973Progressive RockHarvest
Back in Black
AC/DC1980Hard RockAtlantic
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac1977Soft RockWarner Bros.
Nevermind
Nirvana1991GrungeDGC
OK Computer
Radiohead1997Alternative RockParlophone
Illmatic
Nas1994Hip-HopColumbia
Purple Rain
Prince1984Pop/FunkWarner Bros.
Kind of Blue
Miles Davis1959JazzColumbia
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill1998R&B/Hip-HopRuffhouse/Columbia
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin1971Hard RockAtlantic
Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen1975RockColumbia
good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar2012Hip-HopTDE/Aftermath
21
Adele2011Pop/SoulXL/Columbia
The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem2000Hip-HopAftermath/Interscope
Appetite for Destruction
Guns N' Roses1987Hard RockGeffen
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West2010Hip-HopRoc-A-Fella/Def Jam
Blonde
Frank Ocean2016Alternative R&BBoys Don't Cry
Lemonade
Beyoncé2016R&B/PopParkwood/Columbia
In Utero
Nirvana1993GrungeDGC
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park2000Nu-MetalWarner Bros.
Random Access Memories
Daft Punk2013Electronic/DiscoColumbia
Future Nostalgia
Dua Lipa2020Disco PopWarner
1989
Taylor Swift2014Synth PopBig Machine
Channel Orange
Frank Ocean2012R&BDef Jam
DAMN.
Kendrick Lamar2017Hip-HopTDE/Aftermath
Is This It
The Strokes2001Indie RockRCA
Songs in the Key of Life
Stevie Wonder1976Soul/FunkMotown
Hotel California
Eagles1976RockAsylum

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